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21. Voices Series: Survivors are more than their stories
(News & Blog)
... emotional labor of storytelling. On the one hand, it can be cathartic to liberate personal trauma into public spaces: the flood of support and encouragement from everyone from close family to acquaintances. ...
Created on 05 February 2020
22. The Legal Side of Khatna or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... of women coming forward with their own stories of trauma caused by khatna. It further fueled both online petitions as well as an onground movement. Within the Indian context of the Dawoodi Bohra community, ...
Created on 04 December 2018
23. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part 6 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional mental ...
Created on 26 October 2018
24. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 5: The “C” Word… and I Don’t Mean Circumcision
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part 5 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional mental ...
Created on 28 September 2018
25. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 4: Psycho-sexual functioning
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part 4 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional mental ...
Created on 05 July 2018
26. Feeling drained after talking about Khatna? Here are some resources that can help
(News & Blog)
... or traumatic. Often they are hidden away by our minds to prevent any major upheaval for us. However, even when hidden, they tend to seep through the cracks, leading to subtle effects such as difficulty ...
Created on 15 June 2018
27. Asking more questions is the key to change, and to ending Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... that the psychological distress of the trauma often leads to depression and anxiety among women. A common pattern I found among studies was that all mental distress experienced by women was studied as ...
Created on 06 June 2018
28. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 3: The Body and the Brain
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part 3 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional mental ...
Created on 22 May 2018
29. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 2: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part 2 of a seven-part series on trauma related to FGC. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional mental health and counseling ...
Created on 26 March 2018
30. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 1: What is trauma?
(News & Blog)
(This article is Part one of a seven-part series on trauma related to FGC. This article should not be used in lieu of seeking professional mental health and counseling services when needed) By Joanna ...
Created on 26 February 2018
31. A tale of deception: My conversation with an FGC survivor in Pakistan
(News & Blog)
... happily married woman with two beautiful children, but I feel a sense of deep remorse when I engage in sexual activity. I feel immoral, sinful and unclean. The trauma is so deep that the act itself becomes ...
Created on 16 February 2018
32. To cut or not to cut? 10 Bohra stories to set off a debate on khatna
(News & Blog)
... psychological trauma, she knows she would not have taken the same decision for herself. Female circumcision has no scientific basis and is one of the thousands of ways in which society puts men on a higher ...
Created on 19 February 2016
33. Virtual Yoga with Sasanna Yee (17 June 2025)
(Events / Community Meeting)
... moving meditation virtual class to support relaxation, strength building, focus, balance, and flexibility. With a long-term sustained practice, yoga can help with depression, chronic pain, trauma, digestion, ...
Created on 03 June 2025
34. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
... health counselor working with women with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from gender-based violence. “Trauma is one of the biggest issues we have to deal with personally, societally, globally," ...
Created on 30 April 2024
35. Voices Series: Why I create art that evokes hope for survivors of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... I used a severe palette of red, black and grey to affirm the physical and psychological trauma of female genital cutting. Rhobi’s story is in equal parts heartbreaking and exhilarating, which, in turn, ...
Created on 16 July 2020
36. Voices Series: How I found purpose through survivor's storie
(News & Blog)
... on this project has been life-changing. Not that I did not know about female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), but talking directly to people who had to go through such traumatic experiences brought ...
Created on 08 July 2020
37. Voices Series: A Reflection on a nine-month journey
(News & Blog)
By Su Sun When I was contacted by Mariya in the beginning of 2019 to join the Voices to End FGM/C workshop, I’d just found out I was pregnant. Previous experiences of obstetric trauma roamed around my ...
Created on 02 June 2020
38. Voices Series: Why we must continue to protect our girls
(News & Blog)
... people learn. I was encouraged to be part of the group in order to change our community with this tradition of FGM. I shared with women who’ve gone through painful and traumatic experiences as other FGM ...
Created on 27 May 2020
39. Voices Series: How I reconnected with my purpose through storytelling
(News & Blog)
... with myself and acknowledge where I was. It gave my brain time to rejuvenate after revisiting traumatic experiences. These exercises emphasized the importance of taking time out of my everyday life to ...
Created on 20 May 2020
40. Voices Series: Why we must break the silence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... means that my pain, my trauma, can be dismissed and brushed aside by others so very easily. It was really cathartic–it always is–to speak or write about my FGM experiences. I deliberately use the term ...
Created on 01 April 2020